Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. posterity

mechanism that initiates action; cause to start

suitable for growing crops

future generations

shocked or filled with horror

2. ankle

act of presenting or showing

joint connecting foot to leg

payment; reward for effort or loss

self-important or arrogant

3. slim

neatly arranged pile

slender or thin

calmness or self-control

long thin cord or thread

4. oblivious

to confirm or support with evidence

rising from the dead

unaware of what is happening around

rounded vault or roof

5. accommodation

vigorous enthusiasm or enjoyment

to include or entangle

lodging or adjustment to needs or desires

friendly, easy to talk to

6. eulogy

equipment for a specific purpose

praise for someone deceased

lively or full of energy

contrary or stubbornly unreasonable

7. increment

to rest on one or both knees

to spend or use up

simultaneous attack or shot

small increase or addition

8. pacifist

to violate or encroach upon

end point or station; final

person who opposes war and violence

displaying courteous behavior, especially to women

9. meddle

very intense or overpowering

interfere in others' affairs without permission

become less intense or widespread

lengthy, aggressive speech; deliver such speech

10. sane

oversee or manage work or activities

mentally healthy; reasonable

person following non-christian religion

to pronounce clearly

11. tensile

beneficial; promoting health

to think deeply about

capable of being stretched or drawn out

poor in condition; dilapidated

12. frantic

impossible to perceive or detect

legal document or court order

wildly worried or excited

a request or appeal passionately

13. abate

strangely unsettling or mysterious

irritating; scraping sound

become less intense or widespread

sense of appropriate social behavior

14. guise

to remove or empty out

formal agreement between parties

an external appearance or manner; disguise

curvaceous or sensually pleasing

15. commotion

impossible to pass through or understand

a state of confused activity or noise

to illegally obtain money

allocate or designate for a purpose

16. drench

to wet thoroughly

relation of one quantity to another; proportion

inequality or difference

tall pole on a ship for supporting sails

17. devout

deeply religious or sincere

shocking; morally improper

having properties or appearance of metal

sense of appropriate social behavior

18. rein

unique or one of a kind

meeting at a specific place

strap used to control a horse; control

to list or count off

19. pertain

opposition or inconsistency

bad-tempered or unfriendly

saving from sin; reclaiming or buying back

to relate or be relevant

20. encomium

sulky or gloomy in expression or attitude

praise or eulogy honoring someone

to relate or be relevant

necessary; currently holding office

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. posterity

2. ankle

3. slim

4. oblivious

5. accommodation

6. eulogy

7. increment

8. pacifist

9. meddle

10. sane

11. tensile

12. frantic

13. abate

14. guise

15. commotion

16. drench

17. devout

18. rein

19. pertain

20. encomium

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. posterity

2. ankle

3. slim

4. oblivious

5. accommodation

6. eulogy

7. increment

8. pacifist

9. meddle

10. sane

11. tensile

12. frantic

13. abate

14. guise

15. commotion

16. drench

17. devout

18. rein

19. pertain

20. encomium

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